Dawkins V H
Texas Women's University, Denton, USA.
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 1998 Oct;36(10):22-7. doi: 10.3928/0279-3695-19981001-13.
The use of restraints to enable the care provided to the elderly has long been a source of contention and fodder for argument among health care professionals. The question of whether to use mechanical restraints to prevent falls in the elderly is an ongoing debate. An ethical framework is presented to assist the decision-making process.
长期以来,使用约束措施来为老年人提供护理一直是医疗保健专业人员争论的焦点和话题。是否使用机械约束措施来预防老年人跌倒的问题一直存在争议。本文提出了一个伦理框架来辅助决策过程。